Graduate Academic Programs

Admission

Application Deadlines

All Graduate Degree Programs
  • Spring 2021 Admission: Admission for the spring semester is possible for all School of Public Health - Bloomington graduate programs with exception of the following: All MPH degree programs, MS in Kinesiology degree program in Athletic Training, MS Athletic Training degree program. The following PhD programs do not admit for spring terms: PhD Epidemiology, PhD Environmental & Occupational Health, PhD Health Behavior, PhD Human Performance Exercise Physiology, PhD Human Performance Biomechanics. For all other programs, applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. October 1, 2020 is the priority application deadline for spring semester admission. The application system closes on November 15, 2020.
  • Summer 2021 Admission: Admission for the summer term is possible for all School of Public Health - Bloomington graduate programs with exception of the following: All MPH degree programs, MSR in Recreational Therapy (online or on campus), MSK degree program in Athletic Training, All PhD programs. For all other programs, applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. January 15, 2021 is the priority application deadline for summer admission. The application system closes on January 15, 2021.
  • Fall 2021 Admission: Admission for the fall semester is possible for all School of Public Health - Bloomington graduate programs with exception of the following: MS in Athletic Training degree program (admits for summer only). The following programs will not be accepting applications for fall 2021: PhD in Human Performance Biomechanics and the MSR in Public Lands Management. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible, particularly those students who intend to apply for an assistantship. Applicants must have a completed application submitted in SOPHAS by January 15, 2021 in order to receive full consideration for an assistantship. International students, regardless of intention to apply for an assistantship, should also submit a completed application by January 15, 2021 to allow for additional processing time for international transcripts as well as the time needed to complete immigration processes. The application portal will close on April 1, 2021 for fall admission (MPH deadline is April 15, 2021). Applications completed by this date will receive full consideration for admission.
Master's Degree Programs with Earlier Application Deadlines

For admission to the following master's degree programs, all required application materials must be received by the dates specified below.

  • Athletic training Master's degree program—Admission for fall term only. Review of applications for fall-term admission begins December 15, 2020. (Highly selective; fewer than 10 applicants admitted annually.)
Ph.D. Degree Programs

In general, fall-term doctoral admission decisions are made by the end of April. The doctoral admissions committee does not normally meet in May, June, July, or August. Therefore, all required application materials must be received and reviewed with a resulting admission decision by April 30.

Assistantships, Fellowships, or Scholarships

Master's and doctoral applicants seeking consideration for assistantships, fellowships, or scholarships must be admitted before January 15, 2021 to be considered for the 2021-2022 academic year. Only the credentials of admitted students will be reviewed for assistantship appointments. This review begins February 1, 2021.

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